Question

@Becki

Housing prices in a certain neighborhood average at $90.05 per square foot. If one house in this neighborhood is 1055 square feet, what should it be priced at?

A. $109,000
B. $124,000
C. $95,000
D. $139,750

Answer 1

1055 square feet
$90.05 for each square foot.

Multiplication or division?

Answer 2

multiply

Answer 3

Yes. In fact, you can set up a ratio and cross multiply. Like this:

\[\frac{ 90.05 }{ 1}=\frac{ x }{ 1055 }\]

Answer 4

ooo ok

Answer 5

Word problems aren't intended to be tricky. You just have to figure out how to pull out the important information and what it wants you to do with it. I prefer word problems because then I know how to use what I'm learning instead of it being an abstract idea.

Sorry for the soapbox. :) I just really love math.

Answer 6

i figured it out it was c